i hear ya. remember last year? it rained almost 98% of the year. we had like a weeks worh of dry weather. it rains in the northeast more then seattle.
my buddy's suburban is stored in an airport hanger in Chino. when it's layed out the roof of the truck is about 5' high off the ground. the place flooded and the water level is 8-10' high. ****s for him. he's going to have to pull everything apart and rebuild it.
It's been raining here in Fresnothing for the last week which means I've been in the house for the last week. I hate rain and refuse to go out in it unless its a complete emergency.
We had a little over 11 inches here but folks over San Bernardino way in Lytle Creek had 26 inches, so I am not complaining. My water company loves it now that they got free water in the dam to sell to us for outrageous prices. What gets me and I bet people in other states that have real bad weather, is the news at any hint of rain goes on "STORM WATCH". What a joke. One of our big problems with rain in So Cal is the areas that burned the previous summer (yearly occurence) cause mud problems along with the run off.
...I think I saw that same news clip, but thought it was a Model A Roadster. It was a very brief shot. Also saw a clip with an early Mustang and one showing a 55-56 Chevy truck pretty deep in mud and water. Gotta really feel for those folks. Don't care where you live, if you get that much rain in a short period of time, there are going to be problems. Very sad.
Yea it probably was a Model A roadster with a white top.It was a brief shot so I didn't get a good look.I saw the mustang but there are way too many of them out there anyway,no great loss.They were in the70s like VW bugs,everybody had one in there driveway.I do feel sorry for those folks.
Ha, ha, the Yaris fits on the side where the door is. If I park the shoebox there, I'd have to climb over it.
Okay, I have been off the HAMB for a few days, and this is why. These photos were taken on Christmas Eve, which was the first time I was allowed back - the roads were closed to all residents after mandatory evacuations at 4.00 am wednesday. This was the road to my property - it's gone. There is no access other than on foot, in a tracked vehicle - and even a bulldozer got stuck, or by helicopter. The creek diverted it's course - looks very pretty running by the garage, but this was all landscaped and the creek moved thirty yards! It breached a 10 ft high bank as it filled up with mud and diverted right through the middle of my property. My driveway is now the creek. What you see is all debris flow. The entry to the property is now just amputated - a huge gaping trench. The debris flow changed the whole topogrophy of my property. We have no water - the main got taken out and the reservoir tank dumped several hundred thousand gallons of water into the mix and washed the asphalt road out - it's just gone. This is in the Orange County canyons. I am wiped out and it will take years to recover. Insurance will not cover much of this. FEMA has been called in. A couple of car pix to make this post HAMB compliant.... The photos do not give the full impact of just standing overlooking a chasm where a road once was. My neighbor measured 24" of rain and Santiago Peak at the back of us had 20" in 48 hours before the big storm hit which dumped rain at the rate of 2" per hour for nearly 20 hours, on top of the five previous day's rain!!!
Hey I grew up in Yucaipa moved to Wash state lets talk about wet man its so wet here all winter never lets up. i have to go south every winter to just get dry
wow this ****s! i love the rain, but not when it ****s **** up like this! i think we just got way too much at once!!! hope they get the road fixed!!!!
According to the "news" all of California was flooded from the north to the south border. Tragic loss for some with a lot of damage. For most it was business as usual. And here I have to pay flood insurance because my home is in a supposed flood zone. I have lived in this house for almost 20 years through the 100 year flood, the 500 year flood and now this one with never more than 3" of water going down my gutter. Thanks a lot Mr. government! Oh the drama, but hey... its California.
Thank goodness. Many people don't realize 93% of California is rural agricultural or mountainous land. No traffic, 322 days of sunshine a year, a slower pace of life, and neighborly people. Rain is welcome here because it fills the irrigation dams and provides water for the summer months.
****s to see damage to anyone's property. The San Fernando valley had flooding, but over all, got by un****hed. Found that the doors on my '54 Ford need new rubber and the old car cover ain't worth a damn, got some wet carpet and some leaks to tend to. Heard that another storm is suppossed to hit this Weds. New car cover in place.
Damn, Weasel, I hate to see the damage to your property and the hardship it's going to mean for you and your family. We get nothing for months and months in Texas, and then get slammed! But, 2 inches an hour for 20 hours, OH, HELL NO! You need to change your signature, and quick! BTW, I HAVE SOME AUCTION STUFF IF WE WANNA' GET SOME HAMB RELIEF GOING.................... FELLA'S?
Weasel-Wow, Thanks for pics and sorry about your loss. if them canyons ain't burning up from fire they get wiped out by water. those canyons kinda like mobile homes, most every time there is a disaster they get hit hard. maybe look for a old military half-track rig to get in and out for a while.
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